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Yesterday, I attended “Unlimited Potential: Connecting the Next Five Billion,” a presentation organized by SID-Washington’s Corporate Responsibility Workgroup, USAID’s Global Development Alliance, DAI and Georgetown University’s Mortara Center for International Studies....
Microsoft: Enabling Social and Economic Development in Digital AgeBlog Post
Guest blogger Bill Kramer was, until recently, WRI?s Director of Education and Training for the Markets & Enterprise Program, and Deputy Director of Development Through Enterprise. He now runs Global Challenge Network, an executive education and training company. His email is...
“Next Billion” Thinking and Big BusinessNews
Elizabeth Abiebhode is a married mother of four who lives in one of the poorest countries in the world, but it seems as if somebody forgot to tell her that. Elizabeth is a retailer in one of Nigeria?s largest bustling open-air markets. There, she spends her days selling fresh produce trying to earn enough money to support her family. October 10, 2007 ( PowerHomeBiz ) - Toronto, Ca ---? Elizabeth Abiebhode is a married mother of four who lives in one of the poorest countries in the world, but it ...
For Home Business Entrepreneurs: The Business of Beating PovertyNews
Corporate social responsibility has become a buzzword as multinational companies focus not only on increasing their bottom lines, but also on issues of social importance, such as education, health and combating poverty. Cisco Systems’ CEO John Chambers is at the forefront of these efforts. Earlier this month, he was one of four recipients honored with the Inaugural Clinton Global Citizen Award. The award was presented by President Bill Clinton as part of the Clinton Global Initiat...
Good for Business, Good for Society?News
Even as the debate on equitable growth rages on, commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath on Monday warned that the bubble of 9 per cent economic growth can burst if the benefits do not trickle down to the bottom of the pyramid and to every person in every part of the country. The 9 per cent economic growth will not be sustained till it touches everybody, even at the bottom of the ladder. I am afraid this could be a bubble waiting to burst if we do not c...
Growth Must Trickle Down to Bottom to be SustainableNews
A top banker called on the commercial banks to downscale to the ’Bottom of the Pyramid’ for sustainable economic development ? sustenance of the poor and stressed the great importance of banking with the poor.The plea was made by Chandula Abeywickrema, Deputy General Manager, Banking and Network Management, HNB during a presentation at the recently held Annual Convention of the Association of Professional Bankers, Sri Lanka. He said Commercial Banks can successfully down scale...
Microfinance Rescues People at the BottomNews
We had this discussion when we looked at what we called the next billion, he said, whether we should do another, what we call, a poor man’s network, a poor man’s phone, or something. But nothing is more cost-efficient than to build another billion of what you already [built a billion of]. So, whether it’s Bangladesh, or downtown Tokyo, or in New York, it’s the same equipment. That creates economies of scale right through. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson? (...
Ericsson’s Growth Heals the WorldNews
In the debate over how to manage the world’s finite natural resources, one issue that has stood out is water. Water pervades all sectors of society and is critical for short-term survival and human health as well as long-term economic development and environmental sustainability. Environmental problems, especially human-induced climate change, add to these pressures. Since water is a critical resource that is essential for sustaining life, the provision, supply and management of w...
The Global Water Crisis: Innovations to Watch For
